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MAKE HISTORY A STORYTELLING ADVENTURE FREE sample stories or purchase. only $2.99 Search online for this e-book: “Amazing Americans High Interest Short Stories” Twenty-one high interest true short stories that feature exciting personalities from America’s past. Each personality made unique contributions to America, and their stories are recounted in exciting terms. Go to...Read More »

Happy Birthday, Grandma Moses by Clare Bonfanti Braham and Maria Bonfanti Esche (Chicago Review Press, 1995) Happy Birthday, Grandma Moses, is a month-by-month listing of over one hundred special days with accompanying creative hands-on activities, targeted at celebration-loving 3- to 9-year-olds. For each holiday, the authors include background information, complete instructions for associated projects,...Read More »

Children’s Picture Books is a web site which lists and describes great picture books for children of all ages, some of which can beautifully introduce concepts in math, science, and other subjects. There are detailed and informative reviews for both old favorites and newly published books listed in the categories of General Interest, Math,...Read More »

The Children’s Picture Book Database at Miami University (CPBD@MU) is a bibliography for designing literature-based thematic units for all disciplines. The database contains abstracts of over 5000 picture books for children, preschool to grade 3. Search over 900 keywords (topics, concepts, and skills) to locate books with storylines adaptable to your curriculum or program....Read More »

Zoobooks is the all-in-one, everything-you-wanted-to-know-but-didn’t-know-who-to-ask children’s resource guide to the world’s most fascinating animals, birds, reptiles, and insects. Each issue delves into topics such as anatomy, habitat, socialization, and reproduction-all on a single animal or animal group-in a vibrant, easy-to-understand way. Zoobooks magazines are skillfully designed to enhance your child’s learning potential through words,...Read More »

Learning At Home: A Mother’s Guide To Homeschooling by Marty Layne, is filled with creative ideas for helping children learn: “…more than a mother’s guide. It’s a rare glimpse into the mind of a thinking parent’s heart and soul…” Marty writes: “My children are now adults. Learning at home together meant we had time...Read More »

From author Linda Dobson comes news about her landmark first book, hailed by The New Yorker as “…a thought provoking and inspiring guided journey into the heart of homeschooling.” From Linda’s Parent at the Helm (PATH): I’m happy to report that everything is moving along swimmingly as we prepare for the July 4th release...Read More »

Take the whine out of drive time with this collection of inventive and innovative car games that teach at the same time! Over 350 entertaining games and activities to turn travel time into learning time with Carschooling, by Diane Flynn Keith. Check out Diane’s web site for wonderful resources and articles on travelling with...Read More »

I learned of this free copy of Secrets of a Buccaneer- Scholar from Barb Lundgren on Facebook. “A Buccaneer-Scholar is anyone whose love of learning is not muzzled or shackled by any institution or authority; whose mind is driven to wander and find its own place in the world.” This is a fantastic resource...Read More »

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An HEM Interview between filmmaker Jeremy Stuart and HEM’s editor, Barb Lundgren, published in HEM’s September-October 2014 issue From home study and kitchen table math, to perpetual recess and park days, Class Dismissed follows the story of an ordinary American family in their quest to educate their children outside the school system. As they struggle […]

what are the long term ramifications of unschooling for our kids? an editorial discussion between HEM’s editor and publisher Barb: I’ve spent the last 30 years of my life wondering whether unschooling my kids would really make a difference in how they feel about themselves, their connection to others and society, their understanding […]

Wisconsin Virtual Academy Must Adhere to Public School Requirements Over the years, there has been intentional word mixing by some officials in order to draw independent homeschoolers back into the public schools. Across the board, confusion often reigns as to who or who is not a homeschooler. It usually lies on the homeschool community’s back […]

Hands On Science Kits Tumblehome Learning, helps kids imagine themselves as young scientists or engineers and encourages them to experience science through adventure and self-guided discovery. Exciting mystery Adventure Fun experiments Hands On Science Kits All carefully designed to engage students. Learn more about how to engage and satisfy your kids scientific curiosity GO to […]

Unschooling, what is it? Unschooling, Un schooling what is it? Defining unschooling is a little like describing a color, and every bit as elusive. You can rely on commonly-held descriptions; for example, we generally all agree what blue looks like, but what about cobalt, aqua, navy, cyan, sapphire, azure, indigo, cerulean, turquoise or cornflower? It’s […]